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Dead Man's Corner Museum
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One of my favourite museums. Smaller, more intimate and some really memorable relics of the fighting in and around the place on D-Day and after. Easy to slip into a day at Utah Beach and St Mere Eglise.
Headquarters of the German paratroopers before being taken over by the American paratroopers, it is now a historical museum. Learn about the story of this house surrounding a unique and authentic collection of artifacts.
This was a house and the headquarters of the German paratroopers before being taken over by the American paratroopers. Discover the story of this house which holds a unique and authentic collection of artifacts. Here, the men of the 6th German parachute infantry regiment (PIR) nicknamed the «Green Devils » fought fiercely for three days against the American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division. On the morning of June 6 1944, the Commander of the German paratroopers, the major von der Heydte established his headquarters whereas the Dr Roos set up an aid station. On June 8, as the Germans withdrew to Carentan the American Colonel “Iron Mike” Michaelis established the headquarters of his unit, the 502nd PIR of the 101st Airborne.
This was a house and the headquarters of the German paratroopers before being taken over by the American paratroopers. Discover the story of this house which holds a unique and authentic collection of artifacts. Here, the men of the 6th German parachute infantry regiment (PIR) nicknamed the «Green…
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2 Village de l'Amont
Carentan les Marais, Normandie